Re: Hawthorne Effect

[Ken Raeburn <raeburn at MIT.EDU>]

On Jun 23, 2005, at 13:03, Steve Crocker wrote:
> On Jun 23, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Ned Freed wrote:
> > > For anyone who was sleeping during the relevant Psych 101 lecture, 
> > > this is
> > > called the Hawthorne effect.
> > Damn. I knew there was a famous study that identified this effect, 
> > but I
> > couldn't remember the name.
> >
> >   Doing anything at all gets folk's attention.
> The name "Hawthorne Effect" comes from some early work (1927-1932) on 
> organizational measurement done at the Western Electric plant in 
> Hawthorne, Illinois, where management tried to determine optimum 
> levels of factory-floor lighting. Because the employees knew about the 
> study, they responded to each adjustment in light level by increasing 
> productivity.

So maybe we should change around the set of required sections every 
couple of years just to keep people's attention? :-)

Ken

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